Improved Productivity
Measurable Productivity Gains
The use of adhesives and sealants can greatly improve productivity. Using adhesives instead of welding, for instance, can eliminate rework during the welding process due to distortion or discoloration. Adhesive bonding has been shown to allow manufacturers a continuous process, often bonding in one step vs. multiple steps necessary for mechanical fastening methods.
Manufacturers prefer adhesives because it allows them to eliminate costly additional steps and processes that can increase output and decrease costs. The use of sealants in the manufacturing of goods can prolong their life thereby decreasing maintenance costs over the life of the product. Decreased productivity has measurable costs and the use of adhesives and sealants can greatly improve productivity from manufacturers to end users.
Seven unique ways adhesives & sealants improve productivity…
Decreased work in progress
Industrial Parts
Market: Assembly (Rigid)
Application Area: Metal Parts Assembly & Joining
Structural Adhesives – used in-line during manufacturing, eliminating the need for high temperature bonding, buffing or sealing welds.
Windows
Market: Building and Construction
Application Area: Exterior/Interior Cladding & Fenestrations
Direct Glazing of Insulating Glass Into Sash
Seals and bonds in one step
Industrial Equipment
Market: Assembly (Rigid)
Application Area: Machinery
Specific Applications Include:
Power Supply Housing
Cars, Trucks, Buses
Market: Transporation
Application Area: Vehicle Assembly
Specific Applications Include:
Automotive Manifold Assembly
Automotive Windshields
Windows
Market: Building and Construction
Application Area: Exterior/Interior Cladding & Fenestrations
Specific Applications Include:
Structural Window Glazing – Refers to the use of specially formulated silicone sealants which bond glass, metal, stone or other infill panels to framing members, which seal and bond in one step. Prior, mechanical fastening techniques required multiple steps to accomplish both objectives.
Eliminates pre-drilling holes
Windows & Architectural Panels
Market: Building and Construction
Application Area: Exterior/Interior Cladding & Fenestrations
Specific Applications Include:
Structural Window Glazing – specially formulated silicone sealants which bond glass, metal, stone or other infill panels to framing members. Previously, windows and architectural panels were adhered to a building’s structure via mechanical retention techniques which limited architecutral design.
